September 21st
179 Notable deaths
Sigurður Nordal
Icelandic writer and diplomat (1886-1974).
Born September 14th, 1886 in Eyjólfsstaðir.
Died September 21st, 1974 at 88 years old
Alexander Koshetz
Ukrainian composer and musicologist (1875–1944).
Born September 12th, 1875 in Kiev Governorate.
Died September 21st, 1944 at 69 years old in Winnipeg.
Park Yeong-hyo
Korean politician (1861-1939).
Born July 19th, 1861 in Suwon.
Died September 21st, 1939 at 78 years old in Seoul.
Aimo Aaltonen
Finnish politician (1906-1987).
Born December 10th, 1906 in Pargas. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1987 at 80 years old in Helsinki.
Valdir Azevedo
Brazilian musician (1923–1980).
Born January 27th, 1923 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died September 21st, 1980 at 57 years old in Brasília.
Ivan Dvorny
Russian basketball player (1952-2015).
Born January 5th, 1952.
Died September 21st, 2015 at 63 years old in Omsk (lung cancer). [ref]
Olga Engl
Actress.
Born May 30th, 1871 in Prague.
Died September 21st, 1946 at 75 years old in Berlin (disease).
Ognjen Petrović
Serbian footballer (1948-2000).
Born January 2nd, 1948 in Kruševac.
Died September 21st, 2000 at 52 years old in Belgrade.
Sámal Joensen-Mikines
Faroese painter (1906-1979).
Born February 23rd, 1906 in Mykines.
Died September 21st, 1979 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.
Nikolai Karotamm
Estonian politician (1901-1969).
Born October 23rd, 1901 in Pärnu.
Died September 21st, 1969 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 179
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon